Today is a series of photos that create a picture of the writing life:
What prospective authors think the road ahead is like:
What the road is actually like:
Then you send your proposal to Steve Laube:
And your best-laid plans go awry:
Life ambushes you without warning:
But you persevere:
Achieve your goals:
And all is right in the world because God is sovereign over all things:
Book Proposal Basics: Synopsis, Series, and Sample
So true, Steve. So true. Thanks for the visual journey of an author’s life. LOL
Yup. that about sums it up! And no one can tell you how long that twisting road will last. The rewards will be worth it, even if they will only be fully known in eternity.
What a unique way to tell a fitting story! Beautiful shots too!
Nice symbolism. Calming, too. This is good to know while coming to understand the writer’s path, but it sure is exasperating.
That road down the mountain is also l–o–n–g among the twists and turns.
For those of us who are dominantly visual learners, that was a life lesson, warning, and encouragement all wrapped up in 20 seconds, even with going back to watch the cat attack a second time for a laugh! Thanks, Steve!?
Love this!! And that ambushing cat is the best. Made me laugh for sure. Happy weekend!
Thank you for the chuckles that turned into full out laughter. Not only do these pictures describe life as a writer, but life in general. Thank you again for starting my Friday in the right perspective.
Great nonfiction.
Great representation! Still working toward the hammock.
Well, I’ve got the hammock. All I need now is the view.
Great photo-journal of our path as an author!
I love it. Thanks.
You made me laugh, you made me cry.
I think the one of the guy hanging from the cliff says it all. Oy!
Thank you for the true and entertaining picture story of an author’s life. I nodded in agreement, along with a few guffaws.
Haha, oh, yup. I’m definitely that cat who got attacked! But it’s so true that the ups and downs are worth it, because God is sovereign and His gifts are always given for a reason. Thanks for the fun encouragement!
Perfect! I’ll have to send to my non-author friends, and definitely to my author/writer friends!
I said, ‘yep, yep, yep,’ and laughed… and last, ‘amen.’
Some of us semi-dull (or just plain, dull) folks need that nice pictural set-up.
Awesome!
That…. is funny. 🙂
wow! says it all!!!
thank you for the beautiful reminder!
So very true. Great photos that demonstrate our emotions.
Love it! Reality in a humorous way that ends with inspiration! Thank you!
Showed this to my daughter who wants to be a writer, and she said, “Didn’t you just send your book proposal to Mr. Laube?” Gulp! Looks like I have a tornado coming my way soon.
Wow! That switchback road is even worse than the one into my town, and that’s saying something!
My dad said things like… ‘You want to be a writer? Get a degree in molecular biologist, it’s a lot easier…’
Then again, he said, ‘You want to be a paleontologist? All you’ll do is teach…’
Enter, (years later)… a blockbuster fiction, Jurassic Park, based on the real-life paleontologist, Jack Horner.
That hammock we can rest in all the time knowing who’s in charge, no matter how many proposals we send out, how many disasters take us from that ‘perfectly-timed, well-thought-out’ plan.
I’m back at picture two!
I was good until the hanging off the cliff thing. yikes
Too funny. Very clever. Hopefully true.